chicken feed
英 [ˈtʃɪkɪn fiːd]
美 [ˈtʃɪkɪn fiːd]
n. 一笔微不足道的钱; 一笔钱
牛津词典
noun
- 一笔微不足道的钱;一笔钱
an amount of money that is not large enough to be important
柯林斯词典
- N-UNCOUNT 微不足道的钱;很少的一点钱
If you think that an amount of money is so small it is hardly worth having or considering, you can say that it ischicken feed.- I was making a million a year, but that's chicken feed in the pop business.
我一年能赚上一百万,不过在流行音乐产业中,这点钱不值一提。
- I was making a million a year, but that's chicken feed in the pop business.
英英释义
noun
- an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride
- dry mash for poultry
双语例句
- Jennifer: If I do that, I don't just earn chicken feed, I'll have to eat it as well.
珍妮弗:如果这么做,我赚的钱不仅只够买鸡饲料,我恐怕还得真的吃它维生。 - The Research on chicken Feed With Filter Mud
滤泥雏鸡料的研究 - I wouldn't work for them; they're only paying chicken feed for a very demanding job.
我不愿为他们工作,对非常费力的工作,他们给的钱太少了。 - For him, that's chicken feed& barely enough to cover travel and hotel expenses.
对他来说,那笔钱太少了,只够支付旅行和旅馆费用。 - You are working for chicken feed. Work here and earn big money.
你在为小钱而工作。到这里工作你可以赚大钱。 - He pays his laborers chicken feed.
他付给工人的工资少得可怜。 - The pay is chicken feed.
工资真是太少了。 - The con master gave the painter a little chicken feed while he himself lived the life of Riley forever.
巨骗给漆匠一点零头,自己却过著富埒王侯的生活。 - You are working for chicken feed.
你在为小钱而工作。 - Later, when asked about the factory, she said it was only making chicken feed.
后来,当被问及这家工厂时,她说这只是一家制造鸡饲料的工厂。